Scooter



March 28, 1944. J. F. JORDAN SCOOTER Filed Jan. 8, 1942 shvucmtor,Jflr/ardan gawk into which the wheel l extends.

Patented Mar. 28, 1944 SCOOTER Joseph F. Jordan, HotSprings NationalPark, Ark

Application January 8, 1942, Serial No. 426,077 I 1 Claim.

This invention relates to an improved construction of a scooter and moreparticularly to a scooter capable of being propelled in a conventionalmanner by th rider pushing on the ground with one foot, or which can bepropelled by the operation of a lever, forming a part .of a pawl andrack power transmission means, with one foot while the rider stands onthe platform of the scooter with his other foot.,

Another object of the invention is to provide a power transmission meansof the above described type of very simple construction capable of beingreadily applied to conventional types of scooters including thosealready in use and'which when utilized will avoid the excessive wearcaused to the shoes by pushing the scooter. e

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter becomemore fully apparent from the following description of the drawing, whichillustrates a preferred embodiment thereof, and wherein:.

Figure l is a side elevational view of a scooter constructed inaccordance with the invention,

Figure 2 is a fragmentary top plan view of the same, and

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken substantially along the plane of theline'3-3 of Figure 1.

leg 29. A contractile spring 34 is connected at Referring moreparticularly to the drawing.-

wherein like reference characters designate like or corresponding partsthroughout the different views, l0 designates generally the improvedscooter comprising the invention. The forward .part of the scooter l0including the platform steering post I2 and front wheel I3 are ofconventional construction. Platform II is provided with a bifurcatedrear end H, as seen in Figure 2, into which extends the rear wheel l5which is journaled on a rear axle 16 which extends through thefree endsof the furcations 0f the bifurcated portion l4.

A disk I! is connected to one side of the wheel l5 by a plurality of nutand bolt fastenings l8 and is provided with a central opening, notshown, through which the axle l6 loosely extends. The disk ll, at itsperiphery, is provided with an annular flange l9 which projects awayfrom the wheel l5 and which is provided with circumferentially spacedoutwardly opening recesses 20.

A lever 2| 'is provided with a forked end 22 The legs of the fork 22 areprovided with bearings 23 which turnably engage the axle l6 between the,wheel l5 and the furcations of the bifurcated portion l4. The lever 2|extends forwardly from the axle I6 and has a forward end 24 which isoffset laterally relatively to the center of the fork 22 to position theend 24 adjacent to one side edge of the platform II. The terminal of theend 24 extends upwardly to receive depending lugs 25 of a foot pedal 26.Pedal 26 is fastened to the end 24 by a fastening 21 that extendsthrough the lugs 25 and through the terminal of the end 24 for mountingthe pedal 26 thereabove. Pedal 26 is preferably provided with a toeretaining strap or loop 28. The leg 29 of the fork 22 which is disposedadjacent to the flange I8, is provided with an extension 30 beyond itsbearings 23 which is curved downwardly. A contractile coil spring 3| isconnected at one end to the free end of the extension 30 and is anchoredat its opposite end to an eye fastening 32 which projects downwardlyfrom the platform ll so that the end 24 of the lever 2| will be urged toa raised position by the spring 3|.

A pawl or dog 33 is pivotally mounted, intermediate of its ends, on theinner side of the one end to the upper end of the pawl 33 and isanchored at its opposite end to the lever 2|, between the pawl 33 andthe lever end 24 for urging the opposite end 35, of the pawl 33,rearwardly. Said end 35 is curved rearwardly and is disposed so thatwhen it is actuated by the spring 34 it will be moved toward the flangel9 and into engagement with one of the recesses- 20. It

will thus be seen that the flange-l9, with its recesses 20, forms anannular rack.

As shown in Figure 2, the pedal 26 is disposed above the righthand sideof the platform so that the rider can stand with his left'foot restingon the platform H and with the right foot resting on the pedal 26. Bypressing downwardly on the pedal '26 the forward end of the 3| willcause the lever to swing upwardly. While the lever 2| is movingupwardly, the spring 34 will yield to allow the pawl end 35 to ride overthe notches of recesses 2|) so that said lever will turn relatively tothe rack toresume a position from which it can again be depressed forpropelling the scooter.

Various modifications and changes are contemplated and may obviously beresorted to, pro vided they fall within the spirit and scope of theinvention as hereinafter defined by the appended.

accommodated in the bifurcation and journaled' .on said axle means, arelatively large disc fastened to one side of the rear wheel having amarginal flange extending laterally away from said rear wheel providedwith peripheral recesses, an operating lever having a forked endproviding portions on opposite sides of the rear wheel in thebifurcation and journaled on said axle means, spring means connected tothe platform and to the lever below its axis to maintain the forward endof the lever elevated, a pawl carried by the 10 lever and engageablewith said recesses through depression of the lever to rotate the rearwheel, an extension on said lever, and a pedal, connected to saidextension.

. JOSEPH F. JORDAN.

